Minecraft Hour of Code
As part of Digital Technologies I encourage families to try some of the Hour of Code activities.
As part of a World Wide event we have registered for the annual Hour of Code campaign. It is organised and run by Code.org® . This is a nonprofit organisation that is dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities. Their vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science, just like biology, chemistry or algebra. Code.org is supported by generous donors including Amazon, Facebook, Google, the Infosys Foundation, Microsoft, and many more.
We have established a Digital technologies club at school and have been practicing writing codes for the event. This is proving quite popular so I am linking the website for all who are interested to have a go.
The majority of our students are girls or underrepresented minorities
Code.org increases diversity in computer science by reaching students of all backgrounds where they are — at their skill-level, in their schools, and in ways that inspire them to keep learning.
Increasing diversity in computer science is foundational to our work, and we encourage you to read more about our efforts.
Here is the link to the Minecraft Hour of Code website - jump in and have a go.
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